30th Prix Lumières

On Thursday, December 12th the Académie des Lumières announced the nominations for the 30th edition of the Prix Lumières given by international press correspondents from 38 countries which conform the Academy.

Emilia Pérez by Jacques Audiard leads with 6 nominations followed by L’Histoire de Souleymane (Souleymane's Story) by Boris Lojkine and Miséricorde (Misericordia by Alain Guiraudie with 5 nominations each, and with 4 nominations each, Quand vient l’automne (When Fall Is Coming) by François Ozon and Les Fantômes (Ghost Trail) by Jonathan Millet.

The awards ceremony will be on Monday, January 20, 2025 at Forum des Images. Thirteen categories will be honored with one Lumière trophy, creation of Monnaie de Paris by Joaquín Jiménez.

The Nominations

Best Film
All We Imagine as Light, Payal Kapadia, France, India, Netherlands, and Luxembourg 
Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard, France
Le Romain de Jim (Jim's Story),  Arnaud Larrieu and Jean-Marie Larrieu, France
L'Histoire de Souleymane (Souleymane's Story), Boris Lojkine, France
Miséricorde (Misericordia), Alain Guiraudie, France, Spain and Portugal

Best First Film
Diamant Brut (Wild Diamond), Agathe Riedinger, France
Les fantômes (Ghost Trail),  Jonathan Millet, France, Germany and Belgium
Le Royaume (The Kingdom),  Julien Colonna, France
Rabia, Mareike Engelhardt, France, Germany and Belgium
Vingt dieux (Holy Cow), Louise Courvoisier, France

Best International Coproduction
Puan (El Profesor), Maria Alché and Benjamín Naishtat, Argentina, France, Italy, Bolivia, Germany and Brazil
Grand Tour, Miguel Gomes, Portugal, Italy, and France
Zielona granica (Green Border), Agnieszka Holland , Poland, France, Czech Republic and Belgium
دانه‌ی انجیر معابد Daneh Anjeer Moghadas (The Seed of the Sacred Fig), Mohammad Rasoulof,  Germany and France
Volveréis (The Other Way Around), Jonás Trueba, Spain and France

Best Animated Film
Angelo dans la forêt mystérieuse (Into The Wonderwoods), Vincent Paronnaud et Alexis Ducord, France and Luxembourg
Straume (Flow), Gints Zilbalodis, Latvia, France and Belgium
La plus précieuse des marchandises (The Most Precious of Cargoes), Michel Hazanavicius, France and Belgium
Maya donne-moi un titre, Michel Gondry, France
Sauvages (Savages), Claude Barras, Switzerland, France and Belgium

Best Documentary
Bye Bye Tiberiade (Bye Bye Tiberias), Lina Soualem, France, Belgium, and Palestine 
Dahomey, Mati Diop, France and Senegal
Madame Hofmann, Sébastien Lifshitz, France
Orlando Ma Biographie Polititque (Orlando, My Political Biography), Paul B. Preciado, France
Voyage à Gaza (Journey to Gaza), Piero Usberti, France

Best Director
Jacques Audiard for Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard, France
Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière for Le Comte de Monte Cristo (The Count of Monte Cristo), Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre De La Patellière, France
Alain Guiraudie for Miséricorde (Misericordia), Alain Guiraudie, France, Spain and Portugal
Boris Lojkine for L'Histoire de Souleymane (Souleymane's Story), Boris Lojkine, France
François Ozon for Quand vient l'Automne (When Fall is Coming), François Ozon, France

Best Screenplay
Jacques Audiard for Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard, France
Alain Guiraudie for Miséricorde (Misericordia), Alain Guiraudie, France, Spain and Portugal
Boris Lojkine and Delphine Agut for L'Histoire de Souleymane (Souleymane's Story), Boris Lojkine, France
Jonathan Millet and Florence Rochat for Les fantômes (Ghost Trail),  Jonathan Millet, France, Germany and Belgium
François Ozon for Quand vient l'Automne (When Fall is Coming), François Ozon, France

Best Actress
Karla Sofía Gascón in Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard, France
Hafsia Herzi in Borgo, Stéphane Demoustier, France
Agnès Jaoui in Ma vie ma geule (This Life of Mine), Sophie Fillières, France
Anamaria Vartolomei in Maria (Being Maria), Jessica Palud, France
Hélène Vincent in Quand vient l'Automne (When Fall is Coming), François Ozon, France

Most Promising Actress
Maïwène Barthélemy in Vingt dieux (Holy Cow), Louise Courvoisier, France
Ghjuvanna Benedetti in Le Royaume (The Kingdom),  Julien Colonna, France
Malou Khebizi in Diamant Brut (Wild Diamond), Agathe Riedinger, France
Clara-Maria Laredo in À son image (In His Image), Thierry De Peretti, France
Megan Northam in Rabia, Mareike Engelhardt, France, Germany and Belgium

Best Actor
Adam Bessa in Les fantômes (Ghost Trail),  Jonathan Millet, France, Germany and Belgium
Paul Kircher in Leurs enfants après eux (And Their Children After Them),Ludovic Boukherma and Zoran Boukherma, France
Karim Leklou in Le Romain de Jim (Jim's Story),  Arnaud Larrieu and Jean-Marie Larrieu, France
Pierre Niney for Le Comte de Monte Cristo (The Count of Monte Cristo), Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre De La Patellière, France
Abou Sangare in L'Histoire de Souleymane (Souleymane's Story), Boris Lojkine, France

Most Promising Actor
Sayyid El Alami in Leurs enfants après eux (And Their Children After Them),Ludovic Boukherma and Zoran Boukherma, France
Clément Faveau in Vingt dieux (Holy Cow), Louise Courvoisier, France
Malik Frikah in L'Amour Ouf (Beating Hearts), Gilles Lellouche, France
Félix Kysyl in Miséricorde (Misericordia), Alain Guiraudie, France, Spain and Portugal
Pierre Lottin in Quand vient l'Automne (When Fall is Coming), François Ozon, France

Best Cinematography
Nicolas Bolduc for Le Comte de Monte Cristo (The Count of Monte Cristo), Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre De La Patellière, France
Josée Deshaies for La bête (The Beast), Bertrand Bonello, France and Canada
Tristan Galand for L'Histoire de Souleymane (Souleymane's Story), Boris Lojkine, France
Paul Guilhaume for Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard, France
Claire Mathon for Miséricorde (Misericordia), Alain Guiraudie, France, Spain and Portugal

Best Music
Bertrand Bonello et Anna Bonello pour LA La bête (The Beast), Bertrand Bonello, France and Canada
Camille et Clément Ducol for Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard, France
Amaury Chabauty pour Leurs enfants après eux (And Their Children After Them),Ludovic Boukherma and Zoran Boukherma, France
Alexandre Desplat pour La plus précieuse des marchandises (The Most Precious of Cargoes), Michel Hazanavicius, France and Belgium
Yuksek for Les fantômes (Ghost Trail),  Jonathan Millet, France, Germany and Belgium

To check nominations at official site go here, available on pdf file and only in French.